A good option for Paladins that want to use a shield and a light weight throwing weapon. Experiments have shown that on average 10 out of a 100 throwing stars will break, thus the chance of a throwing star breaking is 10%.
The range of throwing stars is 4 squares. This is one more than spears. This makes them useful for killing creatures with distance attacks as they usually try to place themselves 4 squares away from you.
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